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by ghaff 1107 days ago
Everything about this seems an in-home thing. Certainly the announcement didn't suggest otherwise--including Disney's presence.

So more VR than AR? Not walking around with magic fashionable glasses that tell you things? I can imagine interesting aspects of AR but I'm not sure this gets to the starting line. (Other than maybe a developer platform)

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I think the pitch is in-home and in-office (eventually this will be the same thing for more people). People might use it on a flight or commute but I don’t see the key pitch being anything like walking the street getting AR map directions etc.
From the flight/commuting perspective it seems very appealing because it lacks the ergonomic issues of other devices, but the battery life is a bit of an issue.
Power bricks are pretty cheap and easy to carry. And many flights have USB charging plugs. I reckon they'll have more or larger power bricks as an up-sell.

And I agree - laptop on a plane wrecks necks.